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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Top Ten Authors Paula Wishes Would Write Another Book

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Top Ten Authors I Wish Would Write Another Book

1. Margaret Atwood- I don't know if she counts because I think she's writing the 3rd book in the MaddAddam trilogy right now. But I am just really anxiously awaiting the chance to read it. So... I wish it would hurry up and be all done!

2. Oscar Wilde- I have read the majority of his works. And as much as I love his plays and short stories (and that is coming from someone who doesn't often read short stories) I would LOVE another novel. The Picture of Dorian Gray is my favorite and I wish I could have another.

3.Gabriel Garcia Marquez- He's said a few times that he is "finished with writing" and yet there are rumors that he has one or two finished novels waiting for publishing. Do want!

4. JK Rowling- She has stated that she is working on a new children's book but it's going slow because she's focusing on family right now. She has also hinted that books she releases now will be under a pseudonym, so we may not even know that it's her that has released it.

5. Phillip Pullman- I don't know if he counts either because he recently (well 2010) released a new book called The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. BUT I want him to release another book in His Dark Materials. Even though it's a trilogy and the story is completely over. I actually just want more Iorek Byrnison in my life.

6. J.M. Barrie- Could you just imagine how much more imaginative the world could have been if the writer of Peter Pan had written another novel?

7. Neil Gaiman - I know he's been a busy man recently but my hands are getting itchy to hold a new book of his. Thankfully he recently announced that he is starting the writing process again. Yessssss.

8. Charles Yu- How to Live Safely in A Science Fictional Universe was probably one of my favorite books last year. He has a collection of short stories I need to check out, but I await a second novel with high hopes!

9. Diane Setterfield - I loved The Thirteenth Tale and I hope there is a second novel coming soon. There is no hints of anything on any sites I've found.

10. John Green- Okay so I know this one doesn't count since his new book is getting released today (and I will be picking up my copy!) but can we all just get a giant YAY!

Oh, and for my response! So many great authors here. There are definitely some that I wish still lived to write another day. Do you really think we won't know it's JKR? We know JD Robb is Nora Roberts... Hmmm...idk!! I'm DYING for another book by Diane Setterfield. THE THIRTEENTH TALE is my third all-time favorite novel. A second one is TENTATIVELY on Goodreads...we'll see since there's no info...

Haha, I love that the bulk of your list is made up of authors I LOVE and can't wait for either, but who I discounted because they are 'actively' working on it. I DID have Oscar Wilde on my list as well, of course.

JKR will be writing under a pseudonym now?! This kind of makes me sad. I really need more of her books in my life. I hope I can figure out which ones are hers! But then, the internet is a crazy place, so I'm sure it'll get leaked eventually, right? Right?!

My list was very incredibly shortened - I managed five. But now that I'm seeing this, I totally forgot about Diane Setterfield! The Thirteenth Tale was amazing so I'm hoping we'll see her on the bookshelves soon.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez is another one.

I'm not surprised to see JK Rowling on most lists - she's on mine, too. She sort of changed a lot of us, especially those of us whose generation it was written for. I'm sad to see a pseudonym... Though maybe we'll recognize her writing anyway?

I've only read one Atwood book so far, so I still have loads of her to discover! Same with Wilde except that- ehem- I didn't like Dorian Gray.

Didn't Pullman release books alongside that series? Book of Dust and some other ones? Maybe I'm wrong.

I don't know if I want JK Rowling to write again! Don't get me wrong- she's brilliant- but everyone will compare what she writes to Harry Potter. It's a good thing it's a pseudonym, but I doubt it would last very long with her huge popularity.

This is my first time participating in the top ten Tuesday, and I think it's great. We picked two of the same authors (Atwood and Rowling). Wasn't too surprised about Rowling (who doesn't want a new book by her?), but I'm always surprised when people know about her for some reason... I think it's because she's Canadian and I never expect Canadian authors to be known XD

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